Indians get their man, Astros don't
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotThe Indians got their man, but in Houston the story is that the Astros didn't get theirs. Richard Justice: Manny Acta was the guy they wanted. The...
Blog | October 26, 2009Moneyed clubs cleaning up in '09
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...14th or lower. And in 2005, the No. 13 Chicago White Sox defeated the No. 12 Houston Astros in the World Series. --snip-- Minnesota and Tampa Bay, last year's American League champs...
Blog | October 01, 2009Why Cecil Cooper had to go
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Cooper deserved to be fired. To argue otherwise is to refuse to deal in reality. Yes, the Astros are a mess of a baseball team. Yes, changing managers is nothing more than a step in...
Blog | September 22, 2009Feeling for the Unluckiest Man Alive
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...approaching the end of what could have been an amazing career. Signed this season by the Houston Astros, he went 7-10 with a 5.30 ERA over 112 innings, which is considered leaps...
Blog | September 16, 2009Astros' Valverde a real throwback
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom the Astros Dugout: My old (blog) buddy Tim Dierkes writes mlb trade rumors. I was looking through it the...
Blog | September 10, 2009Wainwright making Cy case?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...drove in the lone run in the St. Louis Cardinals' 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Wainwright (15-7) matched the Yankees' CC Sabathia for the major league...
Blog | August 26, 2009Tejada at 3B for Cards?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to make the move with free agency looming. And last but not least, while the financially strapped Astros would no doubt like to shed the $8 million or so that Tejada is owed for the...
Blog | June 11, 2009Really??? (National edition)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...you really not looked at Lee's lousy numbers since April of last year? Really, Houston Astros? You're really not convinced that third baseman Geoff Blum's .295 on-base...
Blog | May 22, 2009Kendall ranks among big names
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...with one out in the second, his third hit in two games. Ivan Rodriguez of the Houston Astros is the leader among players with at least 1,000 games at catcher with 2,636...
Blog | May 19, 2009The bad bounce baseball can't ignore
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotPosted by ESPN's Claire Smith On April 20, the Associated Press reported that MLB's average attendance over the first two weeks of the season...
Blog | April 23, 2009It's for, you know, the kids!
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...3 for some games, $5 for others, with $7 caps for every fan, every day. The Houston Astros sell kids' tickets for $1. The Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers sell $1 tickets for...
Blog | April 13, 2009After one game, don't get too crazy about Schafer
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotI've been writing stuff like this for 13 years; now it's Eric Seidman's turn: This will not be a lengthy or detailed post discussing wha...
Blog | April 07, 2009Meet the all-time NL All-Stars
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRob Neyer picks his all-time National League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009Signing Pedro Martinez probably not a good move
Rob Neyer...He has to do what's best for him." Recent reports had Pedro signing with the Houston Astros, but Astros general manager Ed Wade dispelled those rumors. "We have had zero conversations with Pedro...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009Pudge chooses strange language on steroids
Rob Neyer...for a place to play this season, said he might sign with the Florida Marlins, the Houston Astros or the Mets. He also said he might need to stay patient. Rodríguez, 37, said "only...
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